Brocade G-Series G630 vs Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Brocade G630 is an enterprise-class 128-port Gen 6 Fibre Channel switch delivering 96 32Gb FC SFP28 ports and 8 128Gb QSFP28 uplinks in a 2U chassis for core enterprise SAN fabrics. The Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T is a high-density 2U 32Gb Fibre Channel switch based on the Cisco MDS 9396T platform.
| Brocade G-Series G630 | Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Brocade | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2018 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U switch |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 + 8x 128Gb FC QSFP28 | — |
| Switching capacity | 4 Tb/s full duplex | — |
| Latency | < 780 ns locally switched | — |
| Port count | — | Up to 96 Fibre Channel ports (base 48 ports expandable to 96 ports in 16-port increments) |
| Port speeds | — | Auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32Gb/s Fibre Channel speeds |
| Switching bandwidth | — | 3.072 Tbps aggregate bandwidth with line-rate non-blocking switching |
| Operating system | — | Cisco NX-OS Software for MDS 9000 Series |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with hot-swappable fan trays |
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